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Gold Ribbon Mine

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
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  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028755
MRDS ID M005936
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Ribbon Mine
Alternate or previous names Archie Campbell Place
Related records 10114489

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.71712, 38.23963 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 1/2 MI. N OF SAN ANDREAS, ON CHILI GULCH NW 1/4; TAILINGS ON GQ-222 IN SW1/4 NW1/4 200-ACRE PROPERTY; ONLY A PORTION IS GRAVEL BEARING.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005N 011E 36 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ANCIENT-CHANNEL DEPOSIT; CEMENTED GRAVEL; BEST VALUES LIE WITHIN THE TOP 6' OF GRAVEL AND NOT ON THE SLATE BEDROCK; SAID TO TEST 50? TO $1 PER CU. YD. PROSPECTED BY MEANS OF HYDRAULICKING.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • HYDRAULICKED 1880S AND UNSUCCESSFULLY IN 1935. 30' UNDEVELOPED QUARTZ LEDGE, STRIKING NW TRAVERSES PART OF THE PROPERTY; COUNTRY ROCK IS SLATE AND AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST. 50' INCLINED SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 342-3

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 198; USGS GQ-222

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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